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General Announcements October 31 - November 4

Cal State Northridge Journalism
Department's Monday Memo

Newsletter for Journalism Majors

Internships, jobs, accomplishments and general
announcements

Fall 2011 * Issue No. 10

To submit information to the
Monday Memo, please contact Christina Pembleton, editor, at ext. 3135, email
submissions to mm@csun.edu, or stop by MZ 210. The deadline for submission is
Noon, Wednesday.

ONE Week Extension for Advisement –Advisers will extend advisement for one more week
(October 31- November 4) during their regular office hours. All advisers except
for Marcy De Veaux will be available for the additional week of advisement.
Students will not be cleared for registration until the Department has the
advisement form on file. Please make sure to pick up your form and file from
the Journalism Office before seeing your adviser. This is your last opportunity to get your advisement done!

Scholarship Workshop - Profs. De Veaux and Retis will host a scholarship workshop on Tuesday, November 1 from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in MZ 212. The Workshop will provide information about procedures and requirements for all fall 2011 department scholarships.

Fall 2011 Journalism
Scholarships – The
Department of Journalism announces the availability of eight scholarships. The
awards will be announced in December. The scholarship criteria are listed
below. All applicants must be CSUN journalism or mass communication majors.
Application forms are available online at www.csun.edu/journalism or in the Journalism Office, MZ 210.

Two The National
Notary Association Scholarship in
the amount of $500 will be awarded to junior journalism majors who demonstrate
academic merit and financial need. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 GPA and
have spent a semester working in journalism or a related field. Applicants must
be enrolled in spring 2012.

The Tom Reilly
Student Journalism Enterprise Fund
provides one or more journalism juniors, seniors or graduate students, up to
$2,000 each for a student project or enterprise.

The Ben Hecht
Scholarship in ENTERTAINMENTJOURNALISMin the amount of $750 will be awarded to an
undergraduate or graduate student. Applicants write autobiographical statements
underscoring a demonstrated interest in entertainment journalism.

The Angus Campbell
Scholarship in HARD
NEWS JOURNALISM in the amount of $500 will be awarded to a junior
or senior in journalism, who demonstrates academic promise and plans to pursue
a career in hard news journalism.

Two Lisa Endig
Journalism WRITING Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to a journalism
undergraduate or graduate student who shows outstanding ability in writing for
broadcast or print media. Serious consideration will be given to students who
are overcoming difficulties while continuing their education.

The San Fernando
Valley PUBLIC RELATIONS Roundtable Scholarship in the amount of $250 will be awarded to
a junior or senior who demonstrates public relation skills. Applicants must
submit a proposal for raising funds to maintain or increase the capital in the
Journalism Department’s Scholarship Fund.

The Valley Press Club
Scholarship for COMMUNITYJOURNALISM in the amount of $250 will be awarded to
a graduate or undergraduate. Candidates write an essay describing their ideas
for improving print or broadcast community journalism.

The Flip Wilson
Memorial Scholarship
in the amount of $24,916 will be awarded for tuition, room, board, books and
fees for the school year. Applicants must be at least a junior, have at least a
3.0 GPA and submit a 2,500-3,000 word critical essay about Flip Wilson’s
contributions to comedy or television. Applicants must be enrolled in spring
2012 and fall 2012 semesters.

The application deadline
is 4 p.m., Thursday, November 17, 2011, in Manzanita Hall 210. All scholarship recipients must be
enrolled during the spring 2012 semester. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED VIA FAX OR E-MAIL. Please Note: Students receiving financial
aid should be aware that the scholarship money they are awarded might be used
by the university to repay an outstanding balance on their loan.

Public
Relations Study Abroad Program-
From the
tower of London to Westminster Abbey’s soaring arches, this London-based
seminar offers students the opportunity to live in one of the most cosmopolitan
cities while interacting with and learning from international public relations
practitioners. The seminar will be held
June 5-June 29, 2012 at Regent’s College in London. Dr. Ashli Q. Stokes,
Assistant Professor at UNCC and co-author of Global Public Relations:
Spanning Borders, Spanning Cultures will lead this year’s seminar. For details and to fill out the online
application, please visit www.edabroad.uncc.edu/prel. Space is limited to 18 students, and spots are
already being filled. Past attendees have come from schools all over the
nation. Do not miss the chance to study PR in London during Olympic summer! Interested students may also contact Dr. Ashli
Stokes at: aqstokes@uncc.edu for more information.

Volunteer
for Vets Event
- Join the Volunteer for Vets Event for its 19th Annual Veterans' Holiday Celebration
on December 4, 2011, at the Veteran's Administration in Westwood for a day
of fun and entertainment. The event will honor some 4,000 local, American
heroes. We are seeking 8-10 volunteers to assist in photography and
videography, marketing, media relations, and communications. For further
questions, please contact Stephanie Pofcher, Director of Marketing and
Publicity for VHC at (818) 477-3443 or by email at stephaniepofcher@hotmail.com. More information can
be found at www.vhcevent.org.